A series of shootings on Friday took five lives in Missaukee County, a quiet farming region of northern Michigan. One more person remains in critical condition in hospital. The man responsible was later found dead, and police say the danger has passed. In a county where neighbours know one another by name, a loss like this touches every household. Families, schools and churches now face a grief that will be carried together for a long time. We pray for the families of those who were killed, for the full recovery of the wounded, and for the troopers, doctors, nurses and counsellors now caring for a shaken community. May comfort, healing and peace come to Missaukee County.